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Veterans of the US war in Afghanistan have condemned the Trump administration's decision to end deportation protections for Afghans [Getty]
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US veterans slam Trump's plan to deport Afghan nationals

Veterans argue that the decision dishonours the US’s promise to its wartime allies and places innocent lives in danger after the Taliban takeover.

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26 May, 2025
In this picture taken on June 30, 2022, people play chess games during a chess tournament in Kandahar. (Photo by JAVED TANVEER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Taliban govt suspends chess in Afghanistan over gambling

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11 May, 2025
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Marginalising women a major curb on Afghan economy: UNDP

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02 May, 2025
Hibatullah Akhundzada defends executions as 'part of Islam' after public killings [Getty]
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Taliban leader justifies public executions as 'part of Islam'

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13 April, 2025
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No need for Western laws in Afghanistan, says Taliban leader

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30 March, 2025
Afghan nationals wave Taliban flags during celebrations in Khost province on December 8, 2024
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ICC prosecutor requests warrants for Afghan Taliban leaders

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24 January, 2025
The Taliban welcome Afghan fighter Khan Mohammad who was imprisoned in America, as he arrived in Jalalabad on 21 January, 2025.
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Afghan Taliban government announces prisoner swap with US

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21 January, 2025
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Afghanistan: Deputy FM calls for girls' high schools to open

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20 January, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai (C) attends an international summit on 'Girls' Education in Muslim Communities', in Islamabad
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Malala Yousafzai attends Muslim girls' education conference

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11 January, 2025
The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State, is pictured on October 08, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Harry S Truman Federal Building was built in 1941 and has housed the office of the Secretary of State since 1947.
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US, Taliban in talks to swap detainees, WSJ reports

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08 January, 2025
The Taliban have banned Afghan women from working at NGO's [Getty]
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UN brands Taliban ban on Afghan women in NGOs ‘absolutely’ wrong

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01 January, 2025
Afghan burqa-clad women stand in a queue as they wait to receive food aid from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) at a gymnasium in Kabul on January 17, 2023
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The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women

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30 December, 2024
Afghan burqa-clad women and a girl walk along a street in Kandahar on December 29, 2024.
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Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women's areas

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29 December, 2024
UN headquarters in New York on December 3, 2024.
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UN slams Taliban ban on Afghan women's medical education

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14 December, 2024
Afghan woman doctor [Getty/file photo]
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UN urges Afghan Taliban not to block women's medical training

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04 December, 2024
An Afghan street photographer (R) takes photographs of Taliban security personnel at the Wazir Akbar Khan hilltop in Kabul on November 25, 2024.
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More than 300 Afghan reporters suffer rights breaches: UN

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26 November, 2024
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The forgotten history of Afghanistan's Helmand province

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26 November, 2024
Tomb and pilgrimage site of Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Herawi al-Ansari or Abdullah Ansari of Herat also known as "Sage of Herat", on September 15, 2021 in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photo by Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)
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Ten killed in attack on Sufi shrine in Afghanistan

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22 November, 2024
(L-R) Pakistani education activist and producer Malala Yousafzai, US actress Jennifer Lawrence, producer Justine Ciarrocchi and director Sahra Mani attend the Los Angeles premiere of "Bread and Roses" at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on November 14, 2024
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New documentary details struggles of Afghan women under Taliban

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16 November, 2024
Matiul Haq Khalis, director-general of Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) meets with the media on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 11, 2024.
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Taliban appeals for support on climate change amid COP29 debut

The New Arab Staff
12 November, 2024
Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable countries to the affects of climate change
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Afghanistan to attend climate talks, first since Taliban return

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 November, 2024